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Fraktur
Johann Adam Eyer
1800-1820
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Johann Adam Eyer (Maker)
Place of Origin
Hamilton Township; Pennsylvania; Monroe; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Paper (Laid)
- Ink
- Watercolor
Museum Object Number
2013.0031.051
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle
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Object Number
2013.0031.051
Object Name
Fraktur
Category
Works on Paper - Collection of Pastor Frederick S. Weiser
Creator (Role)
Johann Adam Eyer (Maker)
Place of Origin
Hamilton Township; Pennsylvania; Monroe; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Monroe County was formed out of Northampton County in 1836. Eyer taught school in Hamilton Township from about 1800 to 1820.
Date
1800-1820
Materials
- Paper (Laid)
- Ink
- Watercolor
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
4.9 (H) x 2.8 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
12.5 (H) x 7.2 (W)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Weiser, Frederick S. 1994 The Gift is Small The Love is Great: Pennsylvania German Small Presentation Frakturs.
• Published: fig. 21 on p. 38.Article: Robacker, Earl F. 1985 Johann Adam Eyer: 'Lost' Fraktur Writer of Hamilton Square. Pennsylvania Folklife. 34 (3): 98-113.
• More info. on artist.Book: Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• On Eyer, see pp. 256-260.